Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?
We report an interesting case of Bancroftian filariasis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology in a young female hailing from a non-endemic hilly area of India, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling on the left forearm. This is an unusual extra-lymphatic site to harbor filarial infestation and the cytology smears showed adult worms, eggs, and microfilariae of <i>Wuchereria bancrofti</i>.
Authors
- Naveen Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5357-7757)
- Avneesh Malviya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-9807)
- Sanjiv Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-0518)
- Pooja Kala
- Anjali Lakhani
Institutions
- Doon University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00